Address printing plate



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ADDRESS PRINTING PLATE Filed April 12, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet United States Patent O 7 claims. (ci. 1an- 369) The invention relates to an address printing plate comprising a thin foil, carrying the writing image coined by typewriter, and a foil carrier connected with the foil.

The metal foil of a known address printing plate is covered along its margins by a two layer, glued-together frame. Thereby the coined surface of the metal foil is made smaller. Inasmuch as the paper frame has to be comparatively thick, the danger exists with the known address printing plates of shadow or phantom formation in printing. The frame is moreover unsuited for the attachment of tabs. On account of the small strength of the frame, the address printing plate can also not be in the desired manner moved through the machine by pawls enigaging the transverse edges of the address printing plate. The -pawl transport is however particularly important so as to assure the correct position of the address printing plate at the printing location.

The object of the invention is the avoidance of these disadvantages.

The solution according to the invention consists therein that the foil carrier or supporting plate is formed as plate of sheet metal or the like, the margins of which are formed,e.g. by folding over, into guide rails or ribs and the middle-field of which receives the foil.

The invention combines the -advantages of an address printing plate consisting of sheet metal r similar strong material and having margins folded over into guiding rails with the advantages of a type-writer-coined thin metal foil. The new address printing plate is adequately strong for an address printing plate machine with high step performance and the coining area, which is determined by the size of the foil, can essentially completely be used. The new plate has the further advantage over conventional sheet metal printing plates that the carrier plate need not be selected regarding gage and material so as to be coinable.

If the easy exchangeability of the foil is not of the essence, then, according to a further feature of the invention, the foil may be glued onto Ithe foil carrier, i.e. preferably by the interposition of a foil being adhesive on both sides. If an easy exchangeability is desired, then the foil carrier may be provided with slots engaged by the corners of the foil.

It an easy exchangeability of the foil is however important, then, according to a further feature of the invention,

' the foil carrier can be provided with retaining tongues which preferably extend at the outmost over hal-f of the longitudinal sides and over the entire or approximately the entire small sides of the foil. Experiments have shown that by this securement manner not only an adequate connection between the foil carrier and the foil is achieved b-ut that the foil is also protected against damage. The longitudinal edges of the foil are already protected against impact by the laterally projecting guiding rails of the foil carrier. The retaining tongues, which according to the invention extend substantially over the entire length of the small sides, provide a covering for the small sides of the foil and thereby a protection against damaging. The foil permits even without great eifortto be exchanged inasmuch as, according to the invention, the retaining tongues for the longitudinal margins of the foil are to extend at the outmost over half the length only. In the not-retained region, the foil permits being arched upwardly by pushing underneath a tongue and thereby being pulled out of the retainment along the small sides.

It is known to provide sheet metal frames, which are provided with a writing-image-carrying metal plate, with retaining tongues reaching over the metal plate along the sides. In all these cases, the retaining tongues reaching over the metal plates along the small sides, are very short only because they have to exert a retaining function only. According to the proposal of the invention however, the retaining tongues for the small sides of the foil are so designed as to perform apart from the retaining function also a protecting function. The invention therefore solves a problem which does not occur with the hitherto known manner of securement for metal plates.

So as to assure the correct position of the foil on the foil carrier, the foil can, according to a further feature of the invention, be cut along the longitudinal margins over a length including the ret-aining tongues up to a hole and may be defined over the remainder of the longitudinal margins by perforation.

So as to render the coined text readable, when a nontransparent foil carrier is used, one of the guiding rails on the printing side may be provided in a manner known per se with an open viewing-space for the receptionof a reading-strip. The readability may, according to another feature of the invention, also be achieved thereby that the carriler plate consists of a clear transparent synthetic materla Several embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of examples, though slightly distorted in scale, in the drawing.

The drawing shows in FIG. 1 a metal foil in plan view;

FIG. 2 the metal foil according to FIG l in side elevation;

FIG. 3 a side elevation eral layers;

FIG. 4 an address printing the printing side thereof;

FIG. 5 the address printing plate according to FIG. 4 in side elevation;

FIG. 6 an address printing plate of a different embodiment in side elevation;

FIG. 7 a plan view of a foil carrier of another embodiment at a reduced scale;

FIG. 8 a section through the foil carrier according to FIG. 7 along line VIII--VIII of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9` a fragmentary plan view of the end of the foil carrier according to FIG. 7 prior to the folding over of the guiding rails;

FIG. 10 the plan view of a foil which is designed for placement on the foil carrier according to FIG. 7; and

FIG. 11 a plan view of one section of a foil band or strip consisting of a several foils according to FIG. 10.

The writing indicia carrier 1, shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, consists of sheet metal, preferably hard-rolled pure aluminum, of 0.06 to 0.11 mm. thickness. Such a metal sheet can, as known, be provided with indicia on a conventional typewriter in using a backing of an elastic foil, preferably a rubber backing of about 0.3 mm. thickness. With such ma-nner of writing, the typewriter types produce a coining of the metal foil. FIG. 1 shows the reading side of a metal foil which has been provided and a conventional typewriter with the inscription Adrema. As to be seen from FIG. 2, the coining 2 projects on the printing side beyond the surface of the metal foil.

So as to secure the metal foil on a support or backin-g, the support may be provided with slots into which the, for example angled-off, corners of themetal foil may of a metal foil comprising sevplate in plan view, i.e. of

grip. A preferred means for securing the metal foil is illustrated in FIG. 3. This securement means consists of a layer 3 of an adhesive material which preferably is provided on the reading side of the metal foil after the coining. The layer 3 is covered by a removable cover foil 4 which is adapted to be drawn off so as to be able to handle the metal foil without damaging the adhesive layer 3. If one desires to attach the metal foil on a carrier then one peels oit the covering 4 and glues the metal foil on.

FIG. 4 shows an address printing plate of the kind in which the longitudinal margins are crimped over into guiding rails or .ridges 5 and 6. The field 7 provided between the guiding rails serves conventionally for the reception of the text to be printed. If the size of the metal foil to be glued on the printing side to the support plate corresponds to the printing iield of the latter, then no special marking means are needed. The metal foil is glued, in the above described manner, onto the printing field. So as to be able, however, to attach metal foils of smaller dimensions at definite locations of the printing lfield, the support plate is on its printing side provided with a printed on, slightly coined in or etched in field marking. In the embodiment example according to FIG. 4 it is assumed that two middle fields of marking 8 are to be provided with a metal foil 9.

The guiding rail 6 of the address printing plate according to FIG. 4 is, in a manner known, per se, provided with a reading strip 10 which readably repeats on the printing side of the address printing plate the text or part of the text of the metal foil.

lFIG. 6 shows in side elevation an address printing plate of synthetic material. If the supporting plate consists of transparent synthetic material, then the text 12, coined into foil 11 glued to printing fleld 7a, can be read through the plate. The margins of the plate are reinforced by thickening them and constitute the guiding rails 5a and 6a. The synthetic material may also be tinted in different colors so as to constitute a distinguishing mark between plates of different groups.

In selecting the materials for the supporting plate one is no more tied to its coinability but the material may be mainly selected according to its gliding characteristics. Por a supporting plate of metal a comparatively thin and hard sheet steel quality is recommendable. This reduces the wear at the gliding surfaces and at the transverse sides of the address printing plate.

For gluing on the metal foil it is also possible to cover the supporting plate on the printing side with adhesive, instead of attaching it to the metal foil, i.e. similarly to what is shown in FIG. 3 for the metal foil. The adhesive layer on the supporting plate is particularly suitable when the entire printing field is to be covered by the metal foil. If the metal foil is smaller than the printing iield, then it is recommendable to provide the metal foil on the reading side with the adhesive.

For gluing on, a foil may also be used, which is covered on both sides with adhesive.

The embodiment example shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, consists of a foil carrier of a stiff plate materia-l, best of sheet metal. Also in this embodiment the longitudinal margins of the foil carrier are crimped over into guiding rails 113 and 14. Margin 13 is provided with slots for the `reception of tabs (not shown). The middle-field 15 extends between the guiding rails 13 and 14, which on its side, raised by the webs 16, is to receive the thin metal foil 17 carrying the typewriter-coined text and being shown in FIG. `10. For fastening the metal foil on the foil carrier, the latter is provided with retaining tongues 18 and 19. The retaining tongues 1S engaging the longitudinal sides of foil 17 extend over a part only of the length of the foil, at the outmost about over half the length. In the illustrated embodiment-example, the retaining tongues 18 are short and arranged at about the middle of the length of the foil. Y

The retaining tongues 19 engaging the small sides of foil 17 are formed by marginal crimping over and extend nearly the entire leng-th of the small sides `of foil 17. Apart from the retaining tongues 19, the foil carrier is additionally provided with tabs 20 which are formed by bending over and by pressing down onto the foil carrier.

FIG. 9 illustrates a blank of a foil carrier according to FIG. 7 prior to the crimping over of the guiding rails and prior to the bending over of the retaining tongues 19 and the tabs 20.

Foil 17 has such a size, that it grips underneath the retaining tongues 18 and 19 and thereby covers the middle `field 15. The corners of the foil are provided with cut-outs 21 which are adapted to the size of the tabs 20. The cut-outs are biased.

So as to place a foil 17 on the foil carrier, the foil is at first pushed under the retaining tongues 18 and one retaining tongue 19. The end of the foil, which is as yet not secured, is arched parallel to the other retaining tongue 19 and is upon release of the arching pushed under the retaining tongue. inasmuch as the foil is to be arched along one part only of its length, this arching imparts sufficient tension so as to let the margin slide under the retaining tongue 19. The corners of the foil, which abut the tabs 20 transversely to the longitudinal direction, secure the foil against canting relative to the foil carrier.

For securely positioning the foil on the foil carrier it is important that the width of the foil corresponds to the distance between the retaining tongues 18. So as to x the width in cutting up by hand a foil strip into individual foils, the strip illustrated in FIG. 11 consisting of the plurality of foils is provided with separating lines of which one section A is defined by perforation 25 and a section B by cuts 22 and 23. The ends of the cuts 22 and 23 merge into a hole 24. Length B is so great that the foil upon insertion is gripped by the retaining tongues 18 in the region of the cutting lines 22 and 23. The width C of the foil is also predetermined so that maintaining of separation in the region of the perforation is not essential. The separation can be carried out by repeated bending along the perforation or by cutting with a pair of scissors or the like. The width of the foils of the strip according to FIG. ll is therefore fixed in the region of the tabs 20.

What is claimed is:

1. Address printing plate having a printing side and comprising in combination: a thin metal foil having coined therein by typewriter a writing image raised above one surface of the foil; a foil carrier `formed as a stiff plate with reinforced longitudinal margins constituting guiding rails and with a middle field between said guide rails; said metal foil being securely attached on said printing side to said middle field of said carrier with its surface having the raised writing image facing away from said carrier, said foil carrier being provided with retaining tongues for the foil, which extend at the outmost over half of the longitudinal sides of the foil and over at least nearly the entire small side of the foil.

2. Address printing plate according to claim 1 characterized in that said retaining tongues engaging the small sides of said foil are formed by folding over the edges of said foil carrier.

3. Address printing plate according to claim 1 characterized in that said foil carrier is provided along the small sides laterally of said retainin-g tongues with a tab adapted for abutment by said foil transversely to its length.

4. Address printing plate according to claim 3 characterized in that said foil, at at leas-t some of its corners is provided with cut-outs adapted yfor the reception of and engagement by said tabs.

S. Address printing plate according to claim 4 characterized in that said cut-outs have inclined margins.

6. Address printing plate according to claim 1 characterized in that the foils of a strip of foils are separated by cuts which extend over length including the location of said retaining tongues and up to a hole provided in the strip, the remainder of the longitu-dinal margins of `the individual foils bein-g dened by perforations.

7. Address printing plate according to claim 1 characterized in that the foil carrier is provided on its said printing side, in a manner known per se, with an open viewing space for the reception of a reading strip.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,175,260 -10/-1939 Gollwitzer 101-369 2,423,705 7/ 1947 Hueber lOl-369 2,425,325 y8/ 1947 Hueber et `al 101--36'9 2,953,988l 9/ 1960 Seifried et al. lOl-369 ROBERT E. PULFREY, Primary Examiner. 

1. ADDRESS PRINTING PLATE HAVING A PRINTING SIDE AND COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A THIN METAL FOIL HAVING COINED THEREIN BY TYPEWRITER AND WRITING IMAGE RAISED ABOVE ONE SURFACE OF THE FOIL; A FOIL CARRIER FORMED AS A STIFF PLATE WITH REINFORCED LONGITUDINAL MARGINS CONSTITUTING GUIDING RAILS AND WITH A MIDDLE FIELD BETWEEN SAID GUIDE RAILS; SAID METAL FOIL BEING SECURELY ATTACHED ON SAID PRINTING SIDE TO SAID MIDDLE FIELD OF SAID CARRIER WITH ITS SURFACE HAVING THE RAISED WRITING IMAGE FACING AWAY FROM SAID CARRIER, SAID FOIL CARRIER BEING PROVIDED WITH RETAINING TONGUES FOR THE FOIL, WHICH EXTENDS AT THE OUTMOST OVER HALF OF THE LONGITUDINAL SIDES OF THE FOIL AND OVER AT LEAST NEARLY THE ENTIRE SMALL SIDE OF THE FOIL. 